CIS men’s hockey Top 10 (#10)

January 7, 2014, OTTAWA (ISN) – The University of Calgary Dinos reached the top of the CIS men’s hockey rankings for the first time in 17 years before the December break, and they maintain their No. 1 status in the first national poll of 2014.

Calgary and Alberta resume their Canada West schedule later this week with two-game sets against Lethbridge and Saskatchewan, respectively. Both teams hit the ice for non-conference action last weekend with the Dinos splitting a doubleheader against cross-town rival Mount Royal (4-1, 3-6) and the Bears posting a pair of wins over NAIT of the ACAC (4-2, 6-1).

In the AUS conference, Acadia resumed league play with dominating road victories over St. Thomas, 9-1, and UPEI, 5-2, while UNB suffered a surprising 7-2 loss at the hands of StFX on Saturday before rebounding with a 6-4 win over Saint Mary’s on Sunday.

Three Top-10 matchups are on the CIS schedule this week, all involving OUA East teams.

McGill and UQTR get things started Tuesday night in Trois-Rivières, Que. Then, on the weekend, Queen’s, one of two teams in the country (with Calgary) that have yet to suffer a regulation loss in regular season action, hosts Carleton on Friday and McGill on Saturday.

CIS MEN’S HOCKEY TOP 10 (#10)

Voting is based on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis, with a 1st place vote worth 10 points. The CIS Men’s Ice Hockey Top Ten Committee is made up of media members from across Canada.

(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes)

1. Calgary (15-0-1) / 166 points (15) / (1)

2. Alberta (14-2-0) / 152 (1) / (2)

3. Acadia (13-1-2) / 140 (1) / (3)

4. UNB (12-3-1) / 114 / (4)

5. Lakehead (13-3-0) / 82 / (7)

6. McGill (12-4-1) / 71 / (5)

7. Queen’s (12-0-5) / 62 / (8)

8. UQTR (11-4-0) / 48 / (6)

9. Carleton (11-5-1) / 25 / (NR) *

10. Ryerson (12-5-0) / 25 / (10)

* Carleton is ranked higher than Ryerson based on number of higher-placed votes.

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